I've been looking at Birmingham City Council's Third Sector Strategy, currently in draft, with a view to responding formally to the consultation. I suppose I'm actually quite a new third sector...
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Back to school with ‘Making Health Work’
Remember when our Making Health Work team became Dragons for a day? Together with the Street League Academy we have been supporting a group of 16-25 year olds, who are all NEET (Not in Education,...
Christmas hamper time is here again
This week was "hamper-packing week" at our food bank (which we've had to move into the boardroom due to the number of generous donations!) This is the third year the Pregnancy Outreach Workers...
Long Term Conditions group: giving patients a voice
You may remember that, back in March, we wrote about our involvement with a forum for people with long term health conditions. Birmingham South Central CCG had offered to cover the group's running...
A little help can make a big difference
We're not a charity, but you might occasionally see us asking for donations. Why is that? The simple truth is that we want to make sure our clients - across all our services - aren't going hungry,...
Fair doesn’t mean equal
I was sent this picture by a member of our Board. They'd seen it on Twitter. I think she liked it for the simplicity of the message it gave. Most people would agree that equality is a fine thing....
On the first rung of the ladder
EDIT: we have had a lot of feedback about this story, both in the comments below and on social media. Please read our Statement on "Help To Work", which we hope clarifies some points and answers...
Celebrations and commendations at the Gateway Gala
Thanks to all the guests who made the time to come along to our Gala on Friday and celebrate with us at the impressive Highbury Hall. We had a great time and we hope you did too. As ever, the Gala...
It’s Gala time again!
Next Friday, 5th September, we're holding our annual Gala at the beautiful Highbury Hall. The Gala is an excellent opportunity to showcase our work to commissioners and decision-makers, showing the...